Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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    • Date Created: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949 or 1950 wedding anniversary photo of an older couple standing at a table laid out with silver tea service, cups and sandwiches. A tiered cake is center which they are seen cutting. Taken in a kitchen. Photo #4.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: circa 1948
      • Description: Ca. 1948 photo of 6 women standing behind a table covered with a lace tablecloth and holding typical food and drink for a reception. Identity of persons, location, and occasion are unknown.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Weddings
      Weddings
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        • Description: A newly wed couple cut their wedding cake set out on a dining table in a home. Wedding guests and family gather around to watch. Crepe paper streamers decorated the room. See same bride and groom in mcalB22F06i05
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
        Portraits - Children (Parties)
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          • Date Created: 1950
          • Description: 1950 children's birthday party with guests wearing birthday hats and gathered around the dining table.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Weddings
          Weddings
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 wedding portrait of bride and groom cutting their wedding cake at their reception. Most likely taken inside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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            Girl Scouts
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              • Description: Girls Scouts Birthday Party celebration with scouts gathered for the event. Cake seen to the far left. Members from troops 27, 31, 32, 41 present. Photo #4.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
              Portraits - Children (Parties)
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 children's birthday party with guests gathered around the table set with cake and individual cupcakes for each child. Photo 1. See also mcalB14F12i01
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
                Portraits - Children (Parties)
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of a young boy's 2nd birthday. The number 2 clearly seen on the cake on the dining table. Other children seated with the birthday boy.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  Girl Scouts
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                    • Description: Girl Scouts present bouquets of flowers to two women as they stand at a table with a birthday cake. This may be a March event as the 12th is the date celebrated as the founding of the scouts by Juliette Gordon Low.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs